Arbinda attack
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| Arbinda attack | |||||||
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| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Burkina Faso |  Islamic State of the Great Sahara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 200 - 300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7 killed 17 wounded | 30 - 80 killed | ||||||
| 35 civilians killed | |||||||
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Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Battles and operations
- Nassoumbou
- Gorom-Gorom
- 1st Arbinda
- Ouahigouya
- Djibo
- Natiaboani
- Bam
- Boala
- Kikideni
- Falagountou
- Yatenga
- Terrorist attacks and massacres
- 2016 Ouagadougou
- 2017 Ouagadougou
- 2018 Ouagadougou
- 2019
- Toeni
- Pansi
- Barsalogho
- Djibo
- 2020 Fada N'Gourma
- Kodyel
- Solhan & Tadaryat
- Goulgountou
- 2nd Arbinda
- Inata
- Namissiguima
- Seytenga
- Bourasso & Namissiguima
- Namssiguia
- Silgadji
- Gaskinde
- Bougui
- Nouna
- 3rd Arbinda
- Linguekoro
- Kourakou & Tondobi
- Karma
- Diapaga
- Nondin & Soro
- Inter-government conflict
On 24 December 2019, a large group of militants on motorcycles attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda, Soum Province, Burkina Faso. The attack and subsequent battle lasted several hours, resulting in the deaths of 35 civilians, 7 soldiers and 80 attackers.[1] The attack was one of Burkina Faso's deadliest. A 48-hour state of mourning was declared after the attack.[2]
Attack
The militants first attacked a military outpost in northern Soum Province near Arbinda, killing 7 soldiers. The attack was eventually repelled by security forces. Around 80 attackers were killed during the clashes.[3]
At the same time, dozens of attackers on motorcycles stormed into Arbinda, killing 35 civilians. The attackers supposedly targeted women, as 31 of the dead civilians were female.[1] The battle and attacks lasted several hours, until the militants were pushed back by the Burkina Faso Army with the help of its air force.[4]
References
- ^ a b Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack
- ^ "Burkina Faso 'state of mourning' declared after one of the country's deadliest jihadist attacks". France 24. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack". Thomson Reuters Foundation. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: 35 civilians, most of them women, killed in twin attack". Scroll.in. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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